The world’s easiest side dish?

Here’s a quick fix for those nights when you just want something easy and super-quick. Possibly you could make it in a saucepan, but WHY WOULD YOU when you can do it so effortlessly in a rice cooker. (I’ve seen these Kambrook ones online for under $20). I use mine at least twice a week and I adore the fact that you don’t have to think – just set it going and then get on with everything else that fills your early evening.

They’re also good for ‘entertaining’ (I love using that word – makes me feel very 1970s). It’s a simple way to feed a stack of people. Have it loaded and ready to go, and then just click it to cook when you’re ready. Although I will admit to drinking too much champagne one night and forgetting to even click it on. C’est la vie. Once I remembered it was ready in less than 20 minutes – just enough time to refresh everyone’s glasses and pass around the cabanossi on sticks.

Ta da!

Spanish rice

This makes a great side dish to baked chicken or fish or even kebabs from the BBQ.

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Vicki O'Neill said,

Lauren Cochrane said,

I love the idea of just filling it up and flicking a switch and no thinking. I currently do my rice on the stove and constantly checking it as I don’t put a timer on so the rice ends up different every time. Might be time to get me one of those rice cookers. Have always been after a quick rice recipe as you can add it to lots of things.Thanks!!

katie said,

thanks for the fabulous and easy recipe – made it tonight and it was a hit! substituted a few of the veg… ended up with finely chopped red capsicum, carrots, beans, and corn cut off the cob. little miss 2 inhaled it and mr 4 didn’t whinge too much! 🙂 (he told me he wanted plain rice and plain vegetables – i don’t have any probs getting vegies into him, i have trouble getting him to try things with flavour!!)